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Mrs Birks’ Sunday Roast バークス夫人の日曜日

UK (2009) Documentary 6 minutes
New Pathways Film Fund (Film London).

A Japanese food writer embarks on her quest to cook the perfect Sunday roast. Her gravy evokes a taste of home both gently Japanese and quintessentially English. Blending her passion for British food with the memories that accompany each dish, it is a labour of love with all the trimmings.

The film has been added to the British Film Institute National Archive Collection in 2010. It enjoyed a successful 2-week run at the IFC Center in NYC in 2011.

SilverDocs 'This beautifully shot slice-of-life short introduces Mrs. Fumiko Birks, a Japanese woman living in England with her British husband.'

Executive Producer: Cairo Cannon
Director: Kyoko Miyake
Producer: Jean-Luc Blakey
Cinematographer: Laura Bellingham
Editor: Andrea Cuadrado
Music: Patrick Durkan

Best Documentary Award, Super Shorts International Film Festival (2010) Nomination, Best of Boroughs Awards (2009) Official Selection, True/False Film Fest, USA (2011) Official Selection, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, USA (2011) Official Selection, Documentary Edge Film Festival, New Zealand (2011) Official Selection, Dawson City Film Festival, (2011) Official Selection, AFI/Discover Channel, SilverDocs Film Festival (2010) Official Selection, Strasbourg International Film Festival (2010) Official Selection, London Short Film Festival (2010) Official Selection, Kino Film, Manchester European Short Film Festival (2010)

  • Film of the Month, Indieflix (2011)
  • Official Selection, Dawson City International Film Festival (2011)
  • Screening, Hackney Film Festival (2011)
  • Screening, Rio Cinema, Dalston, London (2011)
  • Screening, Rushes Soho Shorts (2010)
  • Screening, Shoreditch Festival (2010)
  • Screening, East End Film Festival (2009)

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